EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Commonwealth of Australia

HEARING SERVICES (PARTICIPANTS IN THE VOUCHER SCHEME) AMENDMENT DETERMINATON 2000 (No.1)

NOTES ON SECTONS

1. Name of Determination

This section provides that this determination may be cited as the Hearing Services (Participants in the Voucher Scheme) Amendment Determination 2000 (No. 1).

2. Commencement

This section provides that this instrument commence on 1 July 2000.

3. Amendment of Hearing Services (Participants in the Voucher Scheme) Determination 1997

This section provides that the amendment determination amends the Hearing Services (Participants in the Voucher Scheme) Determination 1997.

SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS

1. Section 3, definition of Office

The change removes a reference to the Office of Hearing Services. This change occurred to bring the terminology in the instrument into line with the legislation on which it is based.

2. Subsection 6(2), Table B, class nos. 1 and 2

The change removes reference to the Office of Hearing Services. This change occurred to bring the terminology in the instrument into line with the legislation on which it is based.

3.            Subsection 6(2), Table B, class nos. 1 and 2 item 3A (second occurring)

This change corrects a numbering error that occurred in a previous amendment.

4. Subsection 6(2), Table B, class no.3, item 2

The change changes a reference to the Manager to a reference to the Minister. This change occurred to bring the terminology in the instrument into line with the legislation on which it is based.

5. and 6.  Subsection 7(2) and Subsection 7(2A)

These changes remove references to maximum charges for supply of devices that are not provided free of charge under the Hearing Services Rules of Conduct. These changes occurred because the revised Hearing Services Rules of Conduct do not refer to such maximum charges.

7. and 8. Paragraph 7(3)(b); and Paragraph 8(2)(b)

These changes insert the correct clause numbers for the revised Hearing Services Rules of Conduct.